Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	98.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	321% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '21 at 05:44
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$260 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 157 2-Core 310 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,181 105% 890 Pts	64-Core 1166 72% 1166 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2167) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 113 Parallax 117 103% 119 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 106 Splatting 97.8 91% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 268GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 793 821 839 821 824 826 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	321% Outstanding	Read 2,584 Write 2,179 Mixed 1,489 SusWrite 821 394% 1,768 MB/s	4K Read 69 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 95.3 326% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,612 DQ Write 1,382 DQ Mixed 1,483 1,115% 1,492 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 321% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 221GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 454 421 290 289 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 430 Mixed 405 SusWrite 364 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 63.5 216% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 555GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 134 134 134 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 178 Mixed 104 SusWrite 133 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 109%
Best Buy Geek Squad U3 1GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 1GB free, PID 0016 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.7 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	2.6% Terrible	Read 7 Write 2.5 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 3.7 4% 3.72 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.6% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$65 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 26 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 27.3 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 104%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 139%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $365

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,540x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,280x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,372x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,516x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,326x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,133x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,363x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,053x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	807x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	747x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	589x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	527x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,275

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16